Fatal shooting reported in north Stockton (Updated at 2:29 p.m.)

STOCKTON -- A 19-year-old man was shot and killed in a north Stockton neighborhood this afternoon.

The Record

STOCKTON -- A 19-year-old man was shot and killed in a north Stockton neighborhood this afternoon.

The shooting was reported about 1:45 p.m. in the 9300 block of Kirkby Lane, west of Highway 99 and south of Morada Lane.

Emergency responders arrived to find the victim lying in the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A witness who did not want to be identified out of concern for his safety said he came outside after hearing about six gunshots and saw the victim on the ground. The man said he checked for a pulse and performed CPR, but the victim could not be revived.

Stockton police homicide detectives and evidence technicians are processing the scene. Distraught citizens gathered near the crime scene expressing shock and horror. Kirkby Lane has been indefinitely cordoned off by police.

Read more from reporter Jason Anderson in Wednesday's edition of The Record.